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SerpApi

SerpApi is a powerful API that helps businesses and developers access search engine results in a simple and efficient way. By using SerpApi, users can retrieve data from popular search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and more, without having to worry about web scraping or parsing. This tool streamlines the process of extracting information from search engine pages, making it easy to gather essential data such as search rankings, keyword performance, and more.

SerpApi publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network: Account API and Search API. Tagged areas include Bing, Google, Search, and Search Engines.

SerpApi’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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38.8/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 46/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
7 APIs 1 MCP Servers 2 Agent Skills
BingGoogleSearchSearch Engines

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 38.8/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.6 / 10
Agent readiness — 46/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 7

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

SerpApi Google Jobs API

SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.

SerpApi Google Local API

SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.

SerpApi Google Maps API

SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.

SerpApi Google Search API

SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.

SerpApi Google Trends API

SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all rich structured data for you.

SerpApi Account API

The Account API from SerpApi — 1 operation(s) for account.

SerpApi Search API

The Search API from SerpApi — 2 operation(s) for search.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

SerpApi Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Agent Skills 2

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

serpapi-web-search

AGENT SKILL

serpapi-web-search

AGENT SKILL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Serpapi Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Serpapi Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Serpapi Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Serpapi Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Serpapi Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Serpapi Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Serpapi Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Serpapi Agentic Access

3 operations

3 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 AgentSkills
AgentSkills
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
 PostmanWorkspace
PostmanWorkspace

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: serpapi
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/serpapi/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-jobs-api
  name: SerpApi Google Jobs API
  tags: []
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  properties:
  - url: https://serpapi.com
    type: Documentation
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all
    rich structured data for you.
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-local-api
  name: SerpApi Google Local API
  tags: []
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  properties:
  - url: https://serpapi.com
    type: Documentation
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all
    rich structured data for you.
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-maps-api
  name: SerpApi Google Maps API
  tags: []
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  properties:
  - url: https://serpapi.com
    type: Documentation
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all
    rich structured data for you.
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-search-api
  name: SerpApi Google Search API
  tags: []
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  properties:
  - url: https://serpapi.com
    type: Documentation
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all
    rich structured data for you.
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-google-trends-api
  name: SerpApi Google Trends API
  tags: []
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  properties:
  - url: https://serpapi.com
    type: Documentation
  description: SerpApi is a real-time API to access Google search results. We handle proxies, solve captchas, and parse all
    rich structured data for you.
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-account-api
  name: SerpApi Account API
  description: The Account API from SerpApi — 1 operation(s) for account.
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/serpapi-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://serpapi.com
- aid: serpapi:serpapi-search-api
  name: SerpApi Search API
  description: The Search API from SerpApi — 2 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://serpapi.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/serpapi-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://serpapi.com
name: SerpApi
tags:
- Bing
- Google
- Search
- Search Engines
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/serpapi.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-07'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consuming
description: SerpApi is a powerful API that helps businesses and developers access search engine results in a simple and efficient
  way. By using SerpApi, users can retrieve data from popular search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo, and more, without having
  to worry about web scraping or parsing. This tool streamlines the process of extracting information from search engine pages,
  making it easy to gather essential data such as search rankings, keyword performance, and more.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/serpapi-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/serpapi-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/serpapi-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/serpapi-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/serpapi-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/serpapi
- name: GitHub Organization
  url: https://github.com/serpapi
  type: GitHubOrganization
- name: Postman Workspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/serpapi/serpapi/overview
  type: PostmanWorkspace
- name: MCP Server
  url: https://github.com/serpapi/serpapi-mcp
  type: MCPServer
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/serpapi/skills
  type: AgentSkills
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://serpapi.com/llms.txt
- url: https://serpapi.com/blog/feed
  type: Blog